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Webinar: Research Update from the BC-HTC and Community Implications

April 16, 2020 - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

BCHTC event

On April 16th at 10 AM, PAN is excited to host the “Research update from the BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort & highlights from the 2020 CanHepC Symposium & Canadian Liver Meeting: Implications for community & frontline providers

Each presenter will summarize the findings from their research that they presented at the 2020 CanHepC Symposium and Canadian Liver Meeting, as well as summaries of findings from other BC-HTC research that was presented, and their highlights from other presentations at the conference.

Topics:

  • Monitoring progress towards hepatitis C elimination
  • Access to hepatitis C testing & treatment among People in Prison and People Who Use Drugs
  • Burden of hepatitis C infection and extra-hepatic manifestations
  • Mortality associated with hepatitis C infection

Presenters:

  • Dr. Prince Adu- Postdoctoral Fellow at UBC School of Population and Public Health & BC-HTC at the BCCDC
  • Dahn Jeong- PhD Student at UBC School of Population and Public Health & BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort (BC-HTC) at the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)
  • Emilia Clementi- Masters Student at UBC School of Population and Public Health & BC-HTC at the BCCDCDr.
  • Sofia Bartlett- Postdoctoral Fellow at UBC School of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine & BC-HTC at the BCCDC

There will be a Q&A at the end of the session.

Details:

Date: Thursday April 16, 2020
Time: 10 -11:30 AM Pacific time

Suggested audience:

  • HIV and hepatitis C organization staff and volunteers, including harm reduction workers
  • Community members and other allies
  • Researchers
  • People interested in the epidemiology of infectious disease in BC

Please read this before you register

After registration you should receive a confirmation email. SAVE THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL as it provides your unique link to get into the webinar. Check your Junk folder in email if it doesn’t arrive within an hour.

If you DO NOT receive an email within an hour of registering, please EMAIL simon@pacificaidsnetwork.org as soon as you realize this. We won’t be able to provide access to links on the morning of the webinar as we will be setting up.

Register HERE

Details

Date:
April 16, 2020
Time:
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Website:
https://pacificaidsnetwork.org/2020/03/20/webinar-research-update-bc-htc/

Venue

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